Rail-joint.



S. W. BROWN.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 1.915.

1,157,145. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

' 2 suzzrs-sucn 2 SAMUEL w. BROWN, or KnINGEn'sTowN, rENNsYLvANIa.

RAIL- JOI T.

To all whom it may concern j Be it known'that I, SAMUEL W. B OWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Klingerstown, in the county of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto improvements in rail joints, the object of the invention being to provide improved means for joining the ends of rails which dispenses altogether with ing oppositely positioned integral brackets With these and other objectsin view, the

invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. I r

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view illustratingmy improved rail joint. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of Fig/1. Fig. 3is a view-in transverse section on theline 8 -3 of Fig. 1.; Fig t' is a plan view showing the rail supporting chair positioned at an angle to therailsto illustrate v the manner of assembling the parts, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my improved. rail supporting chair. 1 1

1, 1, represent the meeting ends of rails which are connected bymyimproved rail supporting chair 2, thefllatter located upon ties 3, and secured by spikes, 4 to the ties.

The chair 2 comprises a base plate 5 hav- 6, and while, of course, I am not limited to the particular number of such brackets, I preferably employfour, two'of said. brackets extending to one side of the plate,;a nd

the other two to the opposite side of the plate, said brackets having a-staggered arrangement so that no two arein transverse alinement as shown in Figs. 1' and 4.

Each bracket is provided on its inner end Specification of Letters Patent.

with lug 7, which is adapted to enteran openin 8 in the web 90f rails 1. It will be UNITED. A S A ENT firrrofi.

a Patented oet. 19,1915.

Application filed-March 24, 1915. Serial No. 16,587; I

noted t at these'openings 8 are elongated so I as to compensate for contraction [and eXpan-;

sionof the rails, andalso to allow a certain amount of movement of the lugs in the opene ings for the assembling and disconnecting I I of the parts.

Each rail endl is engaged by two lugs 7,

and thejbrackets supporting the-lugs are-j oppositely'positioned so that the end face of one bracket'bears against one face .ofthe' web of the rall, and theotherbracket has its inner face bearing, against the opposite face of the web of therail, so thatthe rail is securely braced against movementin' either direction, Furthermore, the base flanges 10 of therails are recessed as shown' at l1 so that they receive the brackets 6, and 1t Wlll be noted particularly byreferen'ce to der. or recessed as shown atl12 to accommo- Figs. 3 and 5, that the brackets are cut un- Y I date the base flanges ofrthe rails and-assist. I

in holding the rails against upward as-well as lateral displacement. v

Vvhile, of course, my invention is not limited to the particular number of spikes employed, nor totheir precise arrangement, I.

believe thatQfour-spikes will inmost cases amply secure the parts, and. by arranging 1 them as shown in Fig. 1, they not only secure theralls to the chair, but also secure the chair to the ties, and I provide inthe base plate 5 of the chair openings 18 to receive the spikes 4:. y f i V The spikes 4, as shownfinFig. 1 prevent the rails" or the chair from angular move: ment such as indicated in Fig. 4, andwhen;

it is desiredto remove and replace a rail,'it; is necessary first to remove the spikes and then' turn the chair at an angle relative to the rails as shown clearly in Fig. .4. This movement of the chair serves to withdraw.-

thelugs 7 from the openings 8,. and a continued movement of the chair willmoveq the bracketsand lugs from above the base fiangesof the rails, so that the rails canbe elevated without lifting the chair. Itwill,

therefore be noted that in order to assemble or disconnect.- theparts, it is simply necessary, to position the chair at an angle to the rails, and then by turning the chair until it moves into alinementvwith the rails, the lugs 7 can be positioned in the openings 8 and will securely hold the rails.

When the spikes 4 are in position, the

chair and rails are prevented movement either together or independently of each other, so that the rails are securely held against movement in any direction except a sufficient amount of longitudinal movement to compensate for expansion and contraction.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departing from my 1nvention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirlt and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invent1on,\vhat I claim as neW and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a rail joint, the combination With tWo rails located end to end and having openings in their Webs, of a chair supporting both rails, said chair having a pair of brackets at each end, the brackets of each pair reversely positioned and located out of alinement With each other, said brackets at their inner ends bearing against .the Webs of the rails, and having lugs thereon projected into the openings in the Webs of the rails, substantially as described.

2. Ina rail joint, the combination With tWo rails located end to end and having openings in their Webs, of a chair supporting both rails,'said chair having a pair of brackets at each end, the brackets of each pair reversely positioned and located out of alinement With each other, said brackets at their inner ends bearing against the Websof the rails, and having lugs thereon projected into the openings in the ebs of the rails, and said rails having recesses in their base flanges receiving the brackets, substantially as described.

3. In a rail joint, the combination With tWo rails located end to end and having openings in their Webs, of a chair supporting both rails, said chair having a pair of brackets at each end, the brackets of each pair reversely positioned and located out of alinement with each other, said brackets at their i as 'nds bearing against the Webs of the rails, and having lugs thereon projected into the openings in the Webs of the rails, said chair adapted to be turned to a position at an angle to the rails to release the lugs from the rails, substantially as described.

4. In a rail joint, the combination With two rails located end to end and having openings in their Webs, of a chair supporting both rails, said chair having a pair of brackets at each end, the brackets of each pair reversely positioned and located out of alinement With each other, said brackets at their inner ends bearing against the Webs of the rails, and having lugs thereon projected into the openings in the Webs of the rails, said rails having recesses in their base flanges receiving the brackets, said chair adapted to be turned to a position at an angle to the rails to release the lugs from the rails, substantially as described.

In a rail joint, the combination With two rails located end to end and having openings in their Webs, of a chair supporting both rails, said chair having a pair of brackets at each end, the brackets of each pair reversely positioned and located out of alinement With each other, said brackets at their inner ends bearing against the Webs of the rails, and having lugs thereon projected into the openings in the Webs of the rails, said rails having recesses in their base flanges receiving the brackets, said chair adapted to be turned to a position at an angle to the rails to release the lugs from the rails, said chair having spike receiving openings therein adapted to receive spikes bearing against the base flanges of the rails securing the chair against movement, and the rails against movement relative to the chair, substantially as described. I

6. In a rail joint, the combination With two rails locatedend to end and having openings in their Webs, of a chair supporting both rails, said chair having a pair of brackets at each end, the brackets of each pair reversely positioned and located out 01: alinement With each other, said brackets at their inner ends bearing against the Webs of the rails, and having lugs thereon projected into the openings in the Webs of the rails, said rails having recesses in their base flanges receiving the brackets, said chair adapted to be turned to a position at an angle to the rails to release the lugs from the rails, said openings in the Webs of the rails elongated longitudinally of the rails, substantially as described. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

SAMUEL W; BROWN.

Witnesses v p JOHN O. KELUES,

HARVEY S. SMITH.

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' Washington, D. 0. 

